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17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Low ratings due to non users rating it. Use one, its great!"
Pros: packs a punch with specs. More than I can write on this line.
Cons: No LED flash, could have a better screen resolution, battery life is fairly short when running full throttle.
Summary: First, since it just came out today and its only 8:30 here in CO, I doubt that all the "reviews" from other readers with negative stuff to say have much experience with the phone. All the ones with low scores that I read where all taking there "experience" from the article itself, and did not seam to have any real hands on time with the phone.
I have the HTC TyTN II. I have had it for about 3 weeks. Excellent phone.
In the review CNet says the speaker is too quiet. I think this is an ATT thing since my Treo 650(ATT version) and other ATT phones all had quiet speakers with a software fix available, ie, not a hardware issue. My speaker is LOUD, very LOUD.
They also claimed that the GPS has a hard time locking. On the unlocked version it has a program called QuickGPS that connects to the network and, I assume, downloads the general vicinity of the sats, thus giving your GPS (in my case Tom Tom) software help finding and locking on. It takes about 10-30 seconds for the initial lock, then works great there after. In the mountains there are some problems as to be expected, but for most of the time it worked great for me.
The camera, though it is three megapixel, has its faults, but since it is a phone, I would say it is VERY good for contact pictures and capturing those moments that dont need supper high quality photos, just a sharp image to help you remember the good times. Id like to see a flash, but that would have added more Oz's and less battery life, and with all the other features its a good trade off.
Speed, good. WiFi, great. Call quality, fine. Blue tooth sync, great. 3rd party apps, tons; I have my engineering needs met, my bank needs, my security needs and my entertainment needs all met. EMail, works and quick.
The looks of this phone are great. Though its a little heavier then my old Treo and is just slightly smaller, I am happy to pull this thing out in public and use it. Its not an iPhone, but it is a powerhouse with more capabilities then most phones.
My gripes, other then the ones stated above are... EExplorer is sub par, as always, and none of the other ones are much better, but they work well enough. The only way to use headphones is with the given stereo wired ones (that you dont even get with ATTs Tilt I think,) or getting a mini USB to 1/8" stereo converter to use your own.
I give this phone a 9, and, though I cant say flash your ROM to get the ATT version up to par with the TyTN II unlocked, you could look into it. If you just want the look of the HTC home screen, there are skins already available.
Go on, go play with one, you know you want to.Updated
Just wanted to say, I looked at CNets top ten most wanted and there at #1 was the TILT. Yep, iPhone down, tilt #1!
There are great user reviews, and I did one early on, but I had to just glow in the light of the Tilt.
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I nocticed that you said that the speaker problem can be fixed by a software fix... where can i find this software fix? thank you in advance.
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You also have an option of using bluetooth-enabled headphones.
